Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Utah
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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to at least 49 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Read our 2018 information sheet about counterfeit drugs in Utah.
Counterfeit pill news
- Man Who Allegedly Pushed Aaron Shamo to Make Fake Oxycodone ChargedOctober 8, 2019
- Counterfeit Prescription Pills Circulating Streets of Davis County, Police SayJune 14, 2016
- Prosecutors Say 28 Deaths Probed in Salt Lake City Opioid-Drug Ring CaseNovember 20, 2017
- Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Dealing Drug that Killed Roy ManSeptember 18, 2019
- How A Clean-cut Eagle Scout Became a Fentanyl Drug LordSeptember 14, 2019
- Utah Man Found Guilty of Running Massive Opioid RingAugust 30, 2019
- Utah Man Allegedly Gave Woman Fentanyl-laced Pills That Killed HerJuly 11, 2019
- 3 Weber County Men Charged in Fentanyl Overdose DeathAugust 20, 2018
- Feds Arrest 4 in Utah-based Pill Pressing PperationFebruary 2, 2018
- Health Status Update: Fentanyl Abuse in Utah and Risks to First Responders - 1710_Fentanyl.pdf
- Drug Trafficking Organization Faces Indictment For Involvment In Manufacturing Fake Prescriptions Drugs With FentanylMay 31, 2017
- Morgan Deputies Looking at Fentanyl in Overdose Case, Warrant StatesApril 24, 2017
- DEA Raids Colossal Fentanyl Operation. Could Produce Thousands of Pills Per HourNovember 23, 2016